Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Joe* Glazer	This Land is Your Land	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:29
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Dils*	Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine)	Made In Canada	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Matt Lucas*	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Matt Lucas*	I'm Movin' On	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	03:05
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Matt Lucas*	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	You Belong to Me	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	05:00
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ellen McIlwaine	Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart?	Ellen McIlwaine	03:57
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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